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Chesterfield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2016, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (194), and casualties fell from 264.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,882 collisions in Chesterfield.

Collisions in 2016
184
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
256
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21684%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 184, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025144180
2024133163
2023163195
2022157198
2021146192
2020103145
2019138182
2018132172
2017146198
2016184256
2015194264
2014195243
2013212279
2012238323
2011256363
2010263348
2009286353
2008326440
2007291387
2006305407
2005357479
2004354532
2003379532
2002357501
2001383530
2000394567
1999395538
1998418570
1997360518
1996355512
1995331452
1994345489
1993322441
1992347472
1991376504
1990387516
1989368505
1988369479
1987336410
1986308388
1985313380
1984329392
1983361437
1982408517
1981397485
1980426524
1979395472

When and where crashes happen in Chesterfield in 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (9.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.7%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March16 (8.7%)
  • April26 (14%)
  • May9 (4.9%)
  • June7 (3.8%)
  • July14 (7.6%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September12 (6.5%)
  • October14 (7.6%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (71%)
  • Wet or damp52 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph149 (81%)
  • 40 mph11 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (50%)
  • Pedestrian45 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (21%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.6%)
  • Over 7512 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (56%)
  • Passenger68 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (74%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chesterfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chesterfield ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2016.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2016

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2016, with 43 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2016

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2016: 33, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619334226
2ndA61293513
3rdB6057101401
4thB654382901
5thB60507902
6thA6176901
7thA6325602
8thB60394500
9thA61923611
10thB60523601
11thB61503300
12thB60382200
13thB60512200
14thM12200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2016

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 125.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2016

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2016: 79.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years